Throughout history many beautifully structured arguments such as a speech or a certain subject in democracy has brought about the nations patriotic proclamation to demonstrate a country of free speech and democracy. The Toulmin Argument was introduced by a man by the name of Stephen Toulmin a British philosopher who thought to research the idea and method that describes the way people make such convincing arguments. Toulims’ argument takes into account situations in which people have to deal with throughout
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It is the simplest way to write an argumentative essay. The more complex and less often used ways to structure an argument is the Rogerian and Toulmin argument style. The Rogerian is an understand and acknowledge the audience type of argument‚ whereas the Toulmin is more of an evidence to support the facts of what is being argued type of argument. Toulmin is a better more effective structure when writing an argumentative essay. In a Rogerian argument‚ the opposition is an important key role. In
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classes that I can formally argue a position. However‚ I have also learned that college and high school have different requirements in many ways. For example‚ for this assignment‚ we had were told to utilize the Toulmin method throughout the essay. Once I learned that I had to use the Toulmin method‚ I realized that I was also going to have more difficulty writing the essay than I expected. This was because I had I had to write a clear essay that poses a stance on an issue while also making sure that
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Odukoya 1 Oluwatobi Odukoya Professor Isiah Ayafor English 102-014 3/12/2013 Essay 3 Toulmin Model Essay In this advertisement‚ the reader must “read between the lines” to find the claim because it is not initially stated. The claim is that if anyone joins the military‚ they will acquire qualities that they cannot acquire outside of the military. The support would be given by Dr. Jay Grossman‚ a man who served in the military for a year‚ and serving there created a passion within him to
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Week 2 Page 57 Questions 1-5 1. What are the five elements in the rhetorical situation? • Text • Reader or Audience • Author • Constraints • Exigence 2. How can a reader use the rhetorical situation to analyze an argument essay? How can a viewer use the rhetorical situation to analyze an image? How can a writer use the rhetorical situation during the planning phase of writing a paper? • They can all use TRACE. 3. Why is the audience important in argument? What types of positions might an
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Rush Limbaugh’s The Latest From The Feminist Front‚ explains his argument and responds to suggestions that his statements about feminism are too over the top. He thinks that feminism is something that has become too much of a big deal. Limbaugh seems to feel strongly that the women’s movement has gone too far or is getting out of hand. He definitely has provided a lot of support for his argument‚ and it is very convincing. This essay exposed parts of the women’s movement considered by the Start
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I find the Toulmin method helpful in explaining and breaking down what a good argument looks like. It’s a purely logical method of making a claim based upon opinion but using facts warrants and backing to support the initial claim. I’ve noticed this argument model being used in news channels‚ economic debates‚ and some medical fields. When I applied this to my chosen major of biomedical engineering‚ I noticed that the Toulmin method is used quite often in lower scale research projects. Regarding
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The article “The Family of a Different Feather”‚ talks about the issue of same-gender parents and how to explain it to a curious‚ young child using a children’s book. Pederson suggests that children are mostly “egocentric”‚ unable to grasp the emotional simplicities between two parents of the same gender. Pederson goes on to explain that it is unfortunate our society has deemed a children’s book as “most challenged and inappropriate material for its age group” only based on the forbidden of same-sex
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Toulmin Claim is a statement that youre asking the other person to accept‚many people start with claims Ex: you should use a hearing aid Grounds/data: the basis of real persuasion made up of data and facts‚plus the reasoning behind the claim Ex:over 70% of people over 65 years have hearing difficulties A warrant links data to a claim‚legitimizes the claim by showing the grounds to be relevant Ex: a hering aid helps most people to hear better Backing or support:to an argument gives
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Josh Jones ENG 133-040 Mrs. Wagnon 26 February 2013 Harassing Illegals Legally? In the article‚ "Special Licenses for Immigrants Draw Protests in North Carolina‚" by David Zucchino‚ he tells a story of a fight over driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants in North Carolina. The key issue with the license is that it has a pink stripe running across the top of the card‚ and a phrase saying "No Lawful Status‚" as well as a restriction on the back reiterating the same fact. Many people‚ including
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